<p>We're taking a (virtual) trip to different parts of the world and learning about music from different places! Today, we'll learn about music from Thailand and Iran with multi-instrumentalist and composer Jon Silpayamanant.</p>

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<p>Born in Udon Thani, Thailand,<a href="https://www.silpayamanant.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jon Silpayamanant</a> is an intercultural multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music educator based in the greater Louisville area. As a biracial Thai American with musical families on both sides of the world, he has been navigating <em>musical code switching</em> and <em>bimusicality</em> for much of his life and uses that experience to inform his understanding of how music ecosystems interact, hybridize, and evolve into new styles and genres.</p>

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